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University of Cincinnati junior defensive end Silverberry Mouhon has been named to the Rotary Lombardi Award watch list for the 2014 season.

The list includes 123 athletes from 76 universities. Mouhon, from Norcross, Ga., led UC with 9 1/2 sacks and seven quarterback hurries last season. Senior guard Greg Mancz of Toledo (Anderson HS) also made the Lombardi list.

Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen, end-to-end, either on offense or defense, who set up no farther than 10 yards to the left or right of the ball, or linebackers who set up no farther than five yards deep from the line of scrimmage.

Also on Monday: Jarrett Grace of Notre Dame (Colerain HS) and Jordan Hicks of Texas (Lakota West HS) were named to the Butkus Award watch list. The Butkus Award goes to the best linebacker in college football. The recent watch lists also have included Ryan Kelly of Alabama (Lakota West), who is on both the Rimington (center) and Outland Trophy (interior lineman) lists.